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The site was identified as important in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca Ortalis garrula	LC	resident	2003	5 individuals	A3
Blue-billed Curassow Crax alberti	CR	resident	2007	8-11 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-tailed Starfrontlet Coeligena phalerata	NT	resident	2003	present	A2
Coppery Emerald Chlorostilbon russatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Santa Marta Blossomcrown Anthocephala floriceps	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Shining-green Hummingbird Chrysuronia goudoti	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chestnut Piculet Picumnus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2007	45 individuals	A1
Black-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus melanonotus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Greater Scythebill Drymotoxeres pucheranii	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rusty-headed Spinetail Synallaxis fuscorufa	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Slender-billed Tyrannulet Inezia tenuirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-winged Sparrow Arremon schlegeli	LC	resident	2003	2 individuals	A3
White-lored Warbler Myiothlypis conspicillata	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Yellow-crowned Whitestart Myioborus flavivertex	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Vermilion Cardinal Cardinalis phoeniceus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Glaucous Tanager Tangara glaucocolpa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Los Besotes	Parques ecológicos Distritales	100
2001	Paraver	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil	12
2013	Los Besotes	Parques Naturales Regionales	43

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Second-growth or disturbed forest	53
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Improved pasture land	47

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	92
agriculture	4
rangeland/pastureland	4

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eco-parque Los Besotes (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eco-parque-los-besotes-iba-colombia on 22/11/2024.